Re: Re: So what will be the standard?

[Peter Hulst <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

thanks for the responses.

I guess it confirmed what I was afraid to hear ('it may be too early
in the game to know what is going to become the standard - if there
ever will be a standard'), but it also confirmed another one of my
beliefs: there are huge opportunities here for both product
developers as well as system integrators who know how to code.

Who wants to start a business with me? ;-)
P.


At 02:58 PM 12/13/2005, you wrote:
>--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Peter Hulst"
<lists@s...>
>wrote:
> >
> > I've been looking for a while to find the right home automation
> > protocol for my own system. But there are just too many different
> > implementations and too few standards. I like the sound of xap a
>lot,
> > and I understand that there are many developers very excited
about
> > this, but am worried that its lifetime may be limited if no
hardware
> > vendors will pick up this protocol.
> >
>
>Well, as I'm sure you are aware there are some commercial and semi-
>commercial xAP enabled devices. But in terms of 'off the shelf' it is
>very limited. For the commercial developers, even in medium volumes,
>there has to be a market and at present there are only the early
>adopters. At the moment, unless you are a coder, whole house xAP
>automation on a common reliable platform isn't achievable (yet).
>
>So, right now xAP hasn't made it to the systems integrator level, let
>alone mass market.
>
>One problem with primarily non commercial HA is the amount of
>activity that goes on that is wasteful or reinventing the wheel - a
>quick web search will reveal many HA projects that are one-offs,
>duplicates or where there is a difference of philosophy. Had all of
>that effort been expended around a common platform/protocol then that
>would have the best chance of becoming a de facto standard.
>
> > What do people here think about the chances of xap as a standard
in
> > commercial products? Microsoft's Upnp and SCP seem well thought
> > through, but also don't seem to be supported by anything other
than
> > microsoft products.
> >
>And whilst there are many in the HA community would wish otherwise,
>that backing gives them an enormous amount of resource and leverage.
>
> > I realize I am asking a group of biased people, but still want to
>ask
> > this: is there ever going to be a standard home automation
protocol,
> > and if so, what will it be?
> > Can somebody shed any light on the differences between xap and
upnp
>or
> > scp? If you were building a commercial home automation device,
what
> > protocol would you bet on?
> >
>Kevin, in his post, sums up the situation very well regarding uPnP.
>For me, I'm betting the house, literally, on xAP working and growing
>but along the way there is significant amount of work required to
>achieve something comprehensive, reliable and (and this often a
>motivation for the adoption of non-commercial HA) at an affordable
>cost.
>
>All, of course, my personal view.
>Lehane
>
>
>
>
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